What Are Post-Adoption Contact Agreements
A Post-Adoption Contact Agreement (PACA) is basically a plan that allows for communication and contact between a child’s adoptive family and birth family after the adoption is finalized. The post-adoption…
A Post-Adoption Contact Agreement (PACA) is basically a plan that allows for communication and contact between a child’s adoptive family and birth family after the adoption is finalized. The post-adoption…
Secrets suggest there is something to hide.Why would you hide adoption from your child?Therefore, when people ask, “How do I tell my child they’re adopted?” we respond.You tell them about…
I’m not shaming parents for the lies they tell their children. For example: Acceptable lie. “When the bedroom door is locked at night, it’s because Mommy and Daddy are wrapping…
What are you going to call me? Are you going to call me “birth mother?”, “biological mother,” or by my first name? If you are considering placing your child for…
Honor birth parents. Celebrate the woman who carried your child. Honor them in deed and speech every day. This weekend, Mother’s Day weekend, formally honor this woman's courage. Regardless of…
Conversation with Birth Mother—edited to remove identifying details—names changed “Give up my baby for adoption,” that’s how I always said it. I even told my friends, i was “Giving up…
Jada's connection to this little girl remains steadfast, an unbreakable bond within an open adoption. This little girl will always know of her birth mother's love. Heart to Heart's journey…